hóu
marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
nobleman or high official
zhū hóu
feudal vassal
feudal princes, esp. the monarchs (dukes or princes) of the several vassal states 諸侯國|诸侯国 of Zhou during Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn periods 11th-5th century BC
subordinate warlord
local official
Wǔ hóu qū
Wuhou district of Chengdu city 成都市[Cheng2 du1 shi4], Sichuan
Wǔ hóu
Wuhou district of Chengdu city 成都市[Cheng2 du1 shi4], Sichuan
Mǐn hóu
Minhou county in Fuzhou 福州[Fu2 zhou1], Fujian
Hóu mǎ
Houma county level city in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi
wǔ hóu cí
memorial hall to Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (many of them in different town)
refers to tourist attraction in Chengdu 成都
Mǐn hóu xiàn
Minhou county in Fuzhou 福州[Fu2 zhou1], Fujian
Hóu sài yīn
Husain or Hussein (name)
Hussein (c. 626-680), Muslim leader whose martyrdom is commemorated at Ashura
Saddam Hussein al Tikriti (1937-2006), dictator of Iraq 1979-2003
Hóu mǎ shì
Houma county level city in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi
zhèng hóu qún
erroneous variant of 症候群, syndrome
wàn hù hóu
Marquis (highest Han dynasty ducal title meaning lord of 10,000 households)
high nobles
xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng zhū hóu
(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals
Hóu Jǐng zhī luàn
rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁 in 548
qiè gōu zhě zhū , qiè guó zhě hóu
steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
hóu mén sì hǎi
lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
qiè guó zhě hóu , qiè gōu zhě zhū
steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
Zōng shèng hóu
hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants
liè hóu
duke (old)
nobleman
gentry
qiè guó zhě hóu , qiè gōu zhě zhū
steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
qiè gōu zhě zhū , qiè guó zhě hóu
steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
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